A new study has suggested that teenagers who are active in sports are less likely to abuse opioids and heroin. Researchers in Michigan tracked nearly 200,000 eighth graders and high school sophomores. They found regular participation in sports and exercise, even just once a week, may help protect students from misusing painkillers.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending improvements in emergency medical care that focuses on the needs of children. Doctors warn that having only adult size emergency equipment on hand makes treating pediatric emergencies much more difficult.
Collaboration is key between parents, pediatricians and children when it comes to treatment decisions for young patients, according to a new policy report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It emphasizes the need for doctors to provide information to adolescent and child patients in a way that respects their cognitive abilities.
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2- American Academy of Pediatrics
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